Chapter 375 Reunion Here We Go (3.5k)
“Professor, is this where the feather is hidden? It was worth all the time I spent negotiating with those fools like Yela.”
As the voice slowly drifted from mid-air, a large number of black shadows surged out, sealing off the path to the entire temple. What surprised Jialuo the most were the two middle-aged men at the forefront of the shadows.
One was wearing a dark, obsidian robe, and the other wore a monacle. On the chest of the robe was a shield-like badge with four lions on it.
“Both are High-Rank Battle Kings?!”
Looking at the auras emanating from the two, even the powerful Jialuo couldn’t help but tremble slightly, his yellow eyes flickering.
“Heh heh, a part of your power should be supported by this temple, right? If this place is destroyed, you’ll weaken too, and then the feather will surely fall into our hands.” The man wearing the monacle casually wiped his long sword, glanced at the small wooden door behind Jialuo, and said with a faint smile.
“Heh heh…”
Jialuo stamped his front foot abruptly, the air waves he stirred pushing back many of the black shadows. In the next moment, a cold, two-meter-long sword appeared in his hand. Staring at the two figures in the sky, he sneered.
“A bunch of intruders, you won’t get the feather. Even destroying the temple is useless—on the contrary, even if I dissipate today, I’ll take one of you with me.”
As he said this, Jialuo’s heart grew heavier. The two before him, although both in the early stages of High-Rank Battle King, were more imposing than anyone he had encountered in Yela’s camp before. With both of them attacking together, he feared he was truly doomed today.
He sighed, secretly using telepathic transmission to instruct Su Jiu inside the door behind him, “I’ll blow open an opening behind the small temple later. You run towards that opening. Don’t look back.”
Su Jiu did not reply, only a beam of light lit up from the window of the small temple.
“What’s in the temple? But even if you have a backup plan, it’s useless…”
The suit-wearing man with the monacle looked at the light emanating from the temple, his eyes narrowing slightly. Then he raised his hand halfway and shouted, “Surround them! Form the array!”
“Swoosh swoosh swoosh!”
Hearing this, the black-robed figures who had been repelled flew through the air and landed in an orderly fashion ten meters around the small temple, forming a large black circle surrounding it. Suddenly, a massive black matrix formed on the circle.
“Seeking death!”
Feeling the suppression from the black light beam barrier, a cold glint flashed in Jialuo’s eyes. He clenched his armored hand, and the black sword continuously swung with overwhelming sword shadows, striking the light beam barrier with a “dong dong!” sound. When the dust settled, there was no crack at all.
Below his helmet, a trace of shock appeared. After trying a few more times with no success, his heart sank, and he stared straight at the opponents.
If it were a one-on-one fight, with the feather’s enhancement, he could definitely kill any one of them. But now, not only was it one against many, but there was also the suppression of the formation…
He feared he was truly doomed now.
“Just a futile resistance. Do you really think we at Crow wouldn’t be prepared when we came for the feather? This Alchemy Array can withstand Demigod-level attacks.”
Seeing Jialuo’s resistance, the black-robed man beside the monacled professor shook his head, a trace of impatience flashing in his eyes. He took a step forward, appearing not far from Jialuo, and waved his palm. Another formation, carrying a oppressive aura, completely enveloped Jialuo’s retreat route from both sides.
The opponent was clearly a peak-level Alchemy Master, able to form arrays at will and subdue enemies from a thousand miles away!
“Is this the best I can do…”
Feeling the fierce oncoming attack, the dim yellow light in Jialuo’s eyes flickered. He gripped his greatsword tightly, his aura beginning to climb. If one looked closely, a cyan blue feather could be seen floating, showing a desperate stance.
The light of the formation struck with a roar. However, when it was only five meters away from Jialuo, a dark light slash suddenly broke through the air. With a “bang,” it seemed to strike the array’s core, easily shattering the formation. The remaining power transformed into a slash that hit the black light pillar, stirring up dust.
The sudden turn of events shocked everyone. Jialuo, after a moment of stunned silence, turned his head abruptly, the dim light under his helmet flickering wildly. It seemed the person brought by Feather Command was not a Priestess at all…
“Creak!” The somewhat dilapidated wooden door of the small temple was opened by someone.
“Looking at the Cambridge University badge on your chest, you should be the mysterious powerhouse the Ravens mentioned. Seeing you today, you’re indeed just like your daughter.”
While everyone was still in shock, a cold, emotionless female voice slowly sounded, clearly belonging to a Monarch strong enough to rival them.
The sudden change in events caused the situation to shift. The monacled professor, noticing the opponent easily blocking the Raven’s A-Class attack, focused his gaze on the silver-haired beauty walking out slowly, staring intently at the dragging giant scythe, and said in a deep voice, “You are the Blood Clan who forced Kyoungde, the Commander, to cease hostilities for six hours… The Chocala City incident was your doing, wasn’t it!?”
But Kyoungde had said that the opponent only had the strength of an Intermediate Battle King. However, looking at her now, it was not the case. He could feel an awe-inspiring aura, and her strength was infinitely close to his own.
Yet, according to the reports from the survivors in Chocala City, his daughter was beaten to death by those refugees at her command…
“You… made Yela’s Chief Commander Kyoungde cease hostilities for six hours?”
Jialuo looked at the figure walking out, his face filled with immense astonishment. Wasn’t she only an Intermediate Battle General? And with such strength, why would she need the Mo Hua Jing Po to engrave her inner core?
Staring at the divine and gilded mask, he could sense a peculiar aura emanating from every part of her.
“Let’s get out first.”
Smiling at Jialuo, Su Jiu’s gaze swept over the monacled professor, her voice very casual, as if she wasn’t worried about breaking the Alchemy Array at all.
“Heh heh, since Your Excellency intends to interfere, you must also weigh whether you have the ability to break my Raven’s formation.” Hearing this, the A-Class Raven black-robed man’s face twitched slightly, and his voice gradually took on a hint of coldness.
“The core of this temporary formation is full of flaws. I suppose you thought you had victory in hand just by trapping the vengeful spirit Jialuo, didn’t you?”
Tying up the sleeves of her short tunic, Su Jiu chuckled. The silver and blue intertwined sickle in her hand trembled, and golden external Qi interlaced with blood shadows spread like golden butterflies all over the sickle’s blade. Then, she fiercely slashed at a certain point of the black pillar.
“Swoosh!”
A golden butterfly gleam instantly arrived and struck the black formation with a roar. Several cracks spread from there, and then, those black figures on the periphery all spat blood and retreated several steps, their auras weakening as the formation was broken.
“Shattered the formation in one strike?”
The A-Class Raven black-robed man’s face showed fear. The eyes beneath his black robe couldn’t help but tremble, and he involuntarily blurted out, “To accurately pierce the formation like this, are you also an Alchemist?! Why would an Alchemist be with Jialuo?”
“Guess who I am?”
Su Jiu tapped the sickle on the ground and said with a smile. A formation moved from her toes towards Jialuo, which was the amplification formation.
“She hasn’t actually reached true High-Rank Battle King. You hold Jialuo, and I’ll rendezvous with you after I kill her!”
The monacled professor stared grimly at the shattered formation, a hint of murderous intent churning within him. He then whispered to the A-Class Raven not far away.
He found it difficult to gauge Su Jiu’s exact strength, but from her formation-breaking move, it seemed she didn’t use any laws at all, making it highly probable she hadn’t reached High-Rank Battle King.
“Attack together!”
As soon as the shout left his mouth, the monacled professor and the A-Class Raven moved simultaneously, turning into two black shadows that charged towards Su Jiu and the two respectively. Their powerful external Qi surged out of their bodies without reservation, and the air vibrated wherever they passed, causing startled birds in the forest to fly up everywhere.
“Bang bang!”
Glancing at the red formation that had appeared under her feet at some unknown time, Jialuo felt as if she was infinitely close to Demigod. Holding the black greatsword, she clashed with the A-Class Raven, the giant sword shadows and the red phantom scarf constantly waving. Black sword shadows slashed at array after array, and shockwaves continuously impacted the surroundings.
“When did her strength become so great? I don’t think I can last half an incense stick…”
The A-Class Raven’s face grew paler and paler. His eyes were fixed on the opponent, and he inadvertently glanced at the formation under her feet. His eyes suddenly widened—”There’s a Great Priest nearby!”
On the other side, the professor stood high in the sky, his hair styled into a hedgehog. His lenses reflected dazzling light, and the long sword in his hand continuously charged up. Finally, imbued with an undeniable force, it passed through a silver-white halo and charged towards Su Jiu.
Although he was not a combatant and often engaged in treasure exploration, he could still barely use laws.
“Hypothetical Zero Fusion! Dream Wife O Father Wu 4, Six Qi Abandoned Chess One!”
The intense oppressive wind blew Su Jiu’s silver hair into a straight line. She smiled faintly, and a brilliant white light flashed in her eyes.
Immediately behind her, a swordsman phantom appeared. The phantom placed a hand on Su Jiu’s shoulder, and then a light armor appeared on her body. The light armor was a combination of gold and snow, interwoven with butterfly patterns, appearing ancient and noble.
“It’s time to reunite you with your beloved daughter!”
After speaking, she chuckled, raised her head, gripped the scythe handle with her right hand, and let out a light cry. The giant scythe transformed into a golden-red light and met the silver-white long sword with extreme speed.
“Clang!”
The fully charged long sword was actually bent into an extremely bizarre angle. The golden-red light continuously struck the sword body with contained force, causing the professor to retreat several steps, his face filled with horror.
“Clang clang clang!!!”
He had no time to lament. Su Jiu’s dense scythe shadows attacked like guns, with constant uppercuts, chops, and sweeps, with no prelude or follow-up, leaving the professor, who rarely participated in combat, overwhelmed.
The ground cracked in many places due to their battle. The black-robed figures dared not approach. In a battle of this level, an ordinary Battle General would only be ground into meat paste.
Just as the professor was about to counterattack, Su Jiu’s peculiar scythe hooked his sword with momentum, tossing him into the sky.
“Heh heh, I am of avian blood… This is!”
The professor felt his body return to the sky and was delighted rather than surprised. The sky was his usual domain, but as he looked at Su Jiu, he saw her smiling at him, her giant scythe seeming to stir something.
“What is happening?!”
Suddenly sensing something, he looked up abruptly and found a blood moon high in the sky. Before he could exclaim, a figure flashed by. He spun his head around, only seeing silver-white long hair fluttering past, and a cold female voice.
“It’s time to send you to reunite with your father.”
“I am a full professor at Cambridge, uh, you can’t…”
Suddenly, his neck felt a pain, and the professor’s eyes widened, clutching the blood line tightly. He found that as soon as he touched it, his vision abruptly darkened, as if something had fallen.
“There is no such thing as ‘can’t.’ You crossed the line, and you deserve to die…”
Looking at the headless corpse before her, Su Jiu removed the ring from her finger and flicked the blood from her scythe. Her expression remained unchanged, as if she were disposing of trash.
